Total Time: 25

Moong dal ki tikki (Cutlet) is a healthy snacks recipe. It is made of soaked moong dal. We prefer to make these tikki for snacks. It’s our favorite evening snacks recipe. It uses very little oil.

I have also made few more moong dal recipes such as, Moong dal ka halwa, Sabut Moong Dal Ka Paratha, Bread moong Dal Uttapam

Moong Dal Ki Tikki

Moong dal ki Tikki is made from lentils. It's shallow fried and can be served for snacks

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Course: Evening Snacks

Cuisine: Indan

Keyword: patties, snacks

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Servings: Peoples

Calories: 632kcal

Author: Reshu Drolia

Ingredients

500 gm moong dal washed and soaked
1 onion chopped medium size
2 tsp ghee melted
Salt to taste
½ tsp Cumin seed
2-3 piece green chilli chopped
1 tsp ginger chopped
Coriander leaves
Oil for shallow frying

Instructions

Wash and soaked moong dal in water for half an hour.
Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan.
Add cumin seeds, Ginger and stir for a min. when it becomes light brown add soaked moong dal and make it boil.
Boil the moong dal with little salt and water.
Now cover the lid and cook dal until it becomes soft.
Cook dal on low flame open the lid occasionally so that it does not get burnt. Add water if required.
When dal becomes soft and the water gets evaporated turn off the flame and makes it cool.
Heat 1 tsp ghee in another pan and add chopped onion,green chily and coriander leaves and stir till onion becomes light red.
Now combine this masala with cooked moong dal and mash it. Make sure the mashed dal paste is dry and coarse.
Divide the mixture into equal portions and roll it into round balls.
Shallow fry all tikki in a hot tava and cook it by adding little oil on both sides till it becomes golden brown.
Serve hot with green chutney or sauce.